Abstract: A temporary-storage system that includes a temporary-storage belt, a control unit and signalling means. The temporary-storage belt comprises a plurality of regularly distributed sensors. During a loading phase, the control unit receives information coming from at least one of the sensors when an object is deposited on the temporary-storage belt and records a trace of the deposition of the object in association with a reference to each of the sensors activated by the deposition. During an unloading phase, the control unit determines a sequence of removal of the objects and, for each object to be removed, identifies the sensors referenced, transmits to the signalling means signalling information identifying the position of the object, and receives information coming from at least one of the sensors when the object is removed.

Abstract: The invention relates to the transmission and reception of non-binary error correcting code words. The transmission method includes a first modulation (56) which implements a set of q sequences comprising q-1 sequences of q-1 chips, each sequence being obtained by circular shifting of a basic pseudo-random sequence, and a partially invariant sequence, invariant to a predetermined subset of circular shifts. The first modulation (56) further implements an association between each code word symbol and a sequence of the set of sequences wherein said finite field GFq has a non-zero primitive element, the symbol zero being associated with said partially invariant sequence and a symbol equal to a power j of the primitive element, j being an integer comprised between 0 and q-2, being associated with a pseudo-random sequence determined by j circular shifts of the basic pseudo-random sequence.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a variable node processing unit for a non-binary error correcting code decoder, the variable node processing unit being configured to receive one check node message and intrinsic reliability metrics, and to generate one variable node message from auxiliary components derived from said one check node message and intrinsic reliability metrics, the intrinsic reliability metrics being derived from a received signal, an auxiliary component comprising an auxiliary symbol and an auxiliary reliability metrics associated with said auxiliary symbol, wherein the variable node processing unit comprises: a sorting and redundancy elimination unit configured to process iteratively the auxiliary components and to determine components of the variable node message by iteratively sorting the auxiliary components according to a given order of the auxiliary reliability metrics and keeping a predefined number of auxiliary components comprising the auxiliary symbols that are the most reliable

Abstract: A melt-deposition additive composition including, based on the total weight of the composition, from 75 to 90.75% by weight of at least one inorganic material, and a polymer phase including: from 9 to 20% by weight of at least one thermoplastic elastomer, from 0.25 to 5% by weight of at least one low density polyethylene, from 0 to 5% by weight of at least one polyethylene glycol having a molar mass of from 5,000 to 20,000 g/mol, and from 0 to 3% by weight of polyethylene terephthalate, preferably glycol, for use in a melt-deposition additive manufacturing process. A method for the preparation of a 3D article using this composition, the article obtained comprising at least 99% by weight of inorganic material(s) with respect to the total weight of the article and uses of this article.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a decoder comprising at least one check node processing unit configured to receive at least three variable node messages from one or more variable node processing units and to determine one or more check node messages, wherein the at least one check node processing unit comprises at least two blocks of sub-check nodes, each block of sub-check node being configured to: determine a set of sub-check node syndromes from at least one variable node message among the at least three variable node messages; and determine at least one check node message from at least one syndrome.

Abstract: A temporary-storage system that includes a temporary-storage belt, a control unit and signalling means. The temporary-storage belt comprises a plurality of regularly distributed sensors. During a loading phase, the control unit receives information coming from at least one of the sensors when an object is deposited on the temporary-storage belt and records a trace of the deposition of the object in association with a reference to each of the sensors activated by the deposition. During an unloading phase, the control unit determines a sequence of removal of the objects and, for each object to be removed, identifies the sensors referenced, transmits to the signalling means signalling information identifying the position of the object, and receives information coming from at least one of the sensors when the object is removed.

Abstract: A sorting device and method for determining elementary check node components in an elementary check node processor implemented in a non-binary error correcting code decoder by sorting auxiliary components are presented. The auxiliary components are stored in a plurality of FIFO memories, each FIFO memory being assigned a FIFO number index. Each auxiliary component stored in a given FIFO memory comprises an auxiliary symbol, a reliability metrics representing the reliability of the auxiliary symbol, and the FIFO number index assigned to the given FIFO memory. The sorting device is configured to sort the auxiliary components by a plurality of multiplexers arranged sequentially. Each multiplexer is configured to initialize a candidate elementary check node component from the components of a FIFO memory corresponding to the auxiliary component which comprise the most reliable auxiliary symbol and to perform one or more iterations of the illustrated receiving, updating and sorting steps.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an elementary check node processing unit (300) implemented in a check node processing unit of a non-binary error correcting code decoder, the elementary check node processing unit (300) being linked to a variable node processing unit (305) and being configured to receive a first message and a second message, each message comprising at least two components. The elementary check node processing unit (300) comprises a calculation unit (301) which determines two or more auxiliary components from the components comprised in the first message and from the components comprised in the second message, an auxiliary component comprising an auxiliary reliability metrics. The calculation unit (301) also determines, in association with each of the two or more auxiliary components, decoding performance values.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a check node processing unit configured to determine at least one check node message to decode a signal encoded using a NB-LDPC code, the check node processing unit comprising: a data link to one or more message presorting units to determine permuted variable node messages by applying permutations to at least three variable node messages generated by variable node processing units; a syndrome calculation unit to determine a set of syndromes comprising binary values from the permuted variable node messages; a decorrelation and permutation unit configured, for each check node message of a given index, to: determine a permuted index by applying the inverse of the one or more permutations; select at least one valid syndrome in the set of syndromes; and determine at least one candidate check node component; and a selection unit to determine at least one check node message from the candidate check node component.

Abstract: A check node processing unit configured to determine check node messages to decode a signal encoded using NB-LDPC code, the check node processing unit comprising: a data link to one or more message presorting units configured to determine permuted variable node messages by permuting variable node messages generated by one or more variable node processing units; a syndrome sub-check node configured to determine check node messages from a set of syndromes, the set of syndromes being determined from one or more intermediate messages computed from the permuted variable node messages; a forward-backward sub-check node configured to determine permuted check node messages from the intermediate messages; a switching unit configured to generate check node messages of given index from the check node messages or from the permuted check node messages depending on the giving index.

Abstract: A sorting device for determining elementary check node components in an elementary check node processor (3) implemented in a non-binary error correcting code decoder by sorting auxiliary components. The auxiliary components are stored in a plurality of FIFO memories (33-n), each FIFO memory (33-n) being assigned a FIFO number index. Each auxiliary component stored in a given FIFO memory (33-n) comprises an auxiliary symbol, a reliability metrics representing the reliability of the auxiliary symbol, and the FIFO number index assigned to the given FIFO memory (33-n). The sorting device is configured to sort the auxiliary components by a plurality of multiplexers (34-m) arranged sequentially.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a variable node processing unit (31) for a non-binary error correcting code decoder, the variable node processing unit (31) being configured to receive one check node message and intrinsic reliability metrics, and to generate one variable node message from auxiliary components derived from said one check node message and intrinsic reliability metrics, the intrinsic reliability metrics being derived from a received signal, an auxiliary component comprising an auxiliary symbol and an auxiliary reliability metrics associated with said auxiliary symbol, wherein the variable node processing unit (31) comprises: a sorting and redundancy elimination unit (313) configured to process iteratively the auxiliary components and to determine components of the variable node message by iteratively sorting the auxiliary components according to a given order of the auxiliary reliability metrics and keeping a predefined number of auxiliary components comprising the auxiliary symbols that

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a decoder comprising at least one check node processing unit configured to receive at least three variable node messages from one or more variable node processing units and to determine one or more check node messages, wherein the at least one check node processing unit comprises at least two blocks of sub-check nodes, each block of sub-check node being configured to: determine a set of sub-check node syndromes from at least one variable node message among the at least three variable node messages; and determine at least one check node message from at least one syndrome.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor for a physical feature, comprising a structure, preferably a multilayer structure, comprising: at least one electrically conductive layer, comprising nanofillers in a polymer matrix including at least one polymer, and electrical connection means, said structure being thermosetting, thermoplastic, or being a cross-linkable elastomer, characterised in that, when the structure is thermosetting, the degree of cross-linking thereof is higher than 80%, better still higher than 90%, or even 95%; when the structure is a cross-linkable elastomer it includes an amount of cross-linking agent ranging from 5 mol. % to 20 mol. % relative to the number of moles in the structure; and when the structure is thermoplastic, it has a constant resistivity value and preferably a degree of crystallinity ranging from 0% to 60%.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a check node processing unit (25-cn) configured to determine at least two check node messages in a decoder to decode a signal encoded using a NB-LDPC code, the check node processing unit comprising: data link to one or more message presorting units (24-cn) configured to determine at least three permuted variable node messages by permuting at least three variable node messages generated by one or more variable node processing units (23), each variable node message comprising components, a component comprising a symbol and a reliability metrics associated with said symbol; a syndrome sub-check node (31) configured to determine check node messages from a set of syndromes, the set of syndromes being determined from one or more intermediate messages computed from the at least three permuted variable node messages; a forward-backward sub-check node (32) configured to determine permuted check node messages at least from one of said one or more intermediate messages; a switchin

Abstract: Devices and methods for decoding a signal encoded using an error correcting code are provided. For example, a check node processing unit is provided for a decoder to receive at least two input messages and to generate at least one output message, each message comprising a plurality of components. The check node processing unit comprises a data structure configured to store the input messages, the components of the input messages being associated with an integer index. The check node processing unit also comprises a data processing unit configured to apply one or more iterations of a transformation operation to at least a part of the data structure depending on at least some of the components of the input messages associated with a given value of the integer index, which provides a transformed data structure. The check node processing unit further comprises a calculation unit configured to determine at least one output message from the transformed data structure.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a check node processing unit (25) configured to determine at least one check node message to decode a signal encoded using a NB-LDPC code, the check node processing unit comprising: a data link to one or more message presorting units (24) configured to determine permuted variable node messages by applying one or more permutations to at least three variable node messages generated by one or more variable node processing units (23); a syndrome calculation unit (26) configured to determine a set of syndromes from the at least three permuted variable node messages, a syndrome comprising binary values; a decorrelation and permutation unit (27) configured, for each check node message of a given index, to: Determine a permuted index by applying to said given index the inverse of the one or more permutations; Select at least one valid syndrome in the set of syndromes, a valid syndrome comprising a binary value associated with said permuted index equal to a given value; Determi

Abstract: At least a method and an apparatus are presented to decode a signal encoded using an error correcting code. For example, a decoder comprising a check node processing unit is presented. The check node processing unit is configured to receive at least three input messages and to generate at least one output message. A syndrome calculator is configured to determine a set of syndromes from the at least three input messages using at least two elementary check node processors. A decorrelation unit is configured to determine, in association with at least an output message, a set of candidate components from the set of syndromes. A selection unit is configured to determine at least an output message by selecting components comprising distinct symbols from the set of candidate components associated with the at least an output message.

Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a method for controlling a check node of a NB-LDPC decoder. The check node receives dc input lists Ui and delivers and delivers dc output lists Vi, with i?[1 . . . dc]. Each input list and output list includes nm elements and each element of the input or output lists includes a reliability value associated to a symbol of a Galois Field GF(q) with q>nm. The input elements and output elements are sorted according to the reliability values in the lists. The method is a syndrome-based method. The syndromes are sums of dc elements of input lists Ui. The method includes a step of syndrome calculation, a step of decorrelation and a step for generating the output list.

Abstract: At least a method and an apparatus are presented for decoding a signal. For example, a decoder is presented for determining an estimate of an encoded signal. The decoder comprises one or more variable node processing units and one or more check node processing units configured to exchange messages, each message comprising one or more components, a component comprising a symbol and a reliability metric associated with the symbol. The at least one check processing unit is further configured to calculate at two or more elementary check node processors a set of syndromes from at least three permuted messages, a syndrome comprising a binary vector; generate at least one check node message from the set of syndromes depending on the binary vector, and send the at least one check node message to a signal estimation unit.